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Nine Counties Preservation Alliance |
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If you live in the area and have an interest in historic preservation, please attend this free, public meeting so your voice will be heard.
Nine Counties Preservation Alliance Planning Session
(Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Roane, Sevier, Union, "and beyond")
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 -- 6:30-8:00 p.m.
East Tennessee History Center, 601 South Gay St., Downtown Knoxville
Planning Session for everyone interested in learning more about the newly re-formed Nine Counties Preservation Alliance. Light refreshments served. National Trust for Historic Preservation has awarded a challenge grant for this project. RSVP by Friday, January 23, to Ethiel at (865) 523-8008 or by e-mail to
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More information about Knox Heritage is at their Web site. |
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UT Knoxville Yearbooks On-Line |
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The University of Tennessee Library's Digital Collection now contains all yearbooks from 1897 (the first one) to 2001. Every page is viewable, just as though you are thumbing through the book. The text is searchable.
Click here to go to the UT site. |
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Jefferson County TNGenWeb |
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The Jefferson County TNGenWeb site went "live" in the first week of July, 1996. Since that time, thousands of genealogists and historians have stopped by to gather information about their families and the communities.
Many of them left information for other researchers. If you have transcribed data to share, please contact the Webmistress (e-mail from the Contact Us link in the menu). Additionally, check the "Help Wanted" page to see what transcription projects are on-going. |
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Civil Districts Established in 1836 |
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The
Tennessee Legislature enacted a requirement for each county to lay off
civil districts in 1835. Until that time, residents were grouped
by company under militia officers.
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Read more...
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DumplinTN E-Mail Discussion List |
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In 1997, Billie McNamara started a mailing list, called DumplinTN, primarily for Jefferson and Sevier County researchers. Discussions also include Jefferson County's parents (Hawkins and Greene, pre-1792) and other children (Cocke, Hamblen, and part of Blount).
To subscribe to the list or learn more about it, visit the list information page (http://www.discoveret.org/mailman/listinfo/dumplintn/). |
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